
Sales Consultant - Wine and Spirits
Required skills
- sales objectives
- territory management
- selling
- new products
- promotions
- in-store tastings
- merchandising
- shelf placement
- cold boxes
- stocking inventories
Nice to have
- route sales experience
Role summary
Johnson Brothers, a leading family-owned distributor of wine, spirits, and beer, is seeking a Sales Consultant. This role involves achieving sales objectives, managing a sales territory, selling current and new products, conducting in-store tastings, and performing merchandising activities like shelf placement and display building. Responsibilities include account management, administration, and accounts receivable. The ideal candidate will have a BA/BS degree or related industry experience, excellent communication skills, and a goal-driven attitude. Prior route sales experience is highly preferred. A valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and local residency are required.
Sales Consultants are responsible for achieving sales objectives, territory management, selling current and new products, promotions, in-store tastings, and servicing accounts. This also includes merchandising activities such as: shelf placement, maintaining cold boxes, building displays and stocking inventories.
General responsibilities include the proper management of an established sales territory, including selling, servicing, account management, administration and accounts receivable.
Job Description:
Territory Management:
- Ensure consistent customer contact
- Properly plan and execute sales initiatives
- Handle all customer-related issues in a prompt and friendly manner
Selling:
- Full understanding of products and pricing schedules
- Make effective sales presentations
- Achieve assigned company objectives and successfully grow business
- Identify and nurture new accounts
Merchandising:
- Use all available POS to enhance selling efforts
- Focus on merchandising basics such as display size and location, shelf position and standards, cold boxes, counters, windows, and anywhere else consumers can be impacted
Servicing:
- Follow necessary steps when making sales calls
- Perform reliable inventory checks and communicate properly to minimize order mistakes
- Properly rotate products on shelves, cold boxes, displays, etc.
Administration:
- Adhere to all company policies and procedures
- Handle all paperwork issues in a proper and timely manner
Position Qualifications:
- BA/BS college degree or related industry experience
- Prior route sales experience (highly preferred)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Goal- and results-driven
- Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record
- Reliable transportation and proof of insurance
- Local candidates preferred (no relocation package)
Johnson Brothers is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fair treatment and hiring based on qualifications. We prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, military status, or any other protected status under applicable laws.
Johnson Brothers is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fair treatment and hiring based on qualifications. We prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, military status, or any other protected status under applicable laws.
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